Not quite what one expects under the bonnet by chris morton

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27-Jul-2014

Not quite what one expects under the bonnet

a few tail-ends from Welland STEAM fair before changing gear to Suffolk mode

Apparently these steam cars were well up to petrol performance until friend Ford mass produced http://www.stanleymotorcarriage.com

Nikon D7000 ,Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
1/60s f/4.8 at 25.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	27-Jul-2014 13:45:35
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D7000
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	25 mm
Exposure Time	1/60 sec
Aperture	f/4.8
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias	0.00
White Balance	daylight (1)
Metering Mode	center weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	manual (1)
Focus Distance	1.680 m

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Johnny JAG		10-Aug-2014 18:28
They are still surprisingly nippy, I followed a couple of these up hill last year and they went up much quicker than you'd expect of an old car.

Guest		10-Aug-2014 16:05
I never looked under the hood of a steam car, interesting....

Tom Munson		10-Aug-2014 15:09
That is amazing, Chris. Nice shots.

Torben Jorgensen		10-Aug-2014 09:03
Amazing if it still works.

Martin Lamoon		10-Aug-2014 05:40
Looks dangerous though! v

woody34		10-Aug-2014 01:08
Fascinating to realize these engines were so effective.V

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